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IPBES @ipbes.net · 24/08/2026

Languages maintain, transmit & convey knowledge, values and practices that support biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. 🏡 🌍 ~40% of the world’s languages are already extinct or endangered, along with much precious knowledge they convey. 🧪 #ValuesAssessment: ow.ly/7Amr50ZBQiE

Large green tree standing alone in a grassy field under a clear sky. The overlay text reads: “Bɛ bi sibigiri tia ka sari tia” Dagbani, Mabia language. “They do not uproot a tree and plant another one”. It is wrong to uproot a tree and plant another , only planting of trees is encouraged, but never the uprooting. IPBES Values Assessment.

Large ancient tree with sprawling branches. The overlay text reads: “Titita’da liya”Kusaal, Mabia language. “A mighty tree has fallen”
Proverb noting the significance of trees and encouraging their conservation. IPBES Values Assessment.

Wildflowers in a green field at sunset with. The overlay text reads: “Buga buneven ekel mulane” Evenki, Eastern dialect. The compulsory rule to share what Nature offers. IPBES Values Assessment.

Silhouetted baobab trees at sunset. The overlay text reads: “Bɛ bi ŋmaari ti-wala ” Dagaare, Mabia language. “They do not fell a tree that bears fruits” Proverb noting the benefits of trees and encouraging their conservation. IPBES Values Assessment.

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Stefano Coretta @scoretta.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🎉 New position paper out with @jess-hampton.bsky.social 🌱 Beyond the horizon: A more-than-human and holistic approach to language 🌱 Out now in *Language & Ecology* www.ecolinguistics-association.org/_files/ugd/a...

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

We’re launching Languaging, a new wiki created to act as a collaborative space for embedding Linguistics in teaching. Join us for the launch Mon 3 Nov 4-5pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/borderscap... Explore the wiki and share the event languaging.fandom.com/wiki/Languag...

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Borderscapes Project: Embedding Linguistics in Teaching Toolkit

Learn how to incorporate linguistic concepts into your teaching with the Borderscapes Project Teaching Toolkit!

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Stefano Coretta @scoretta.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

New submitted manuscript (pre-print) with Simone De Cia and @jess-hampton.bsky.social: A vitality assessment of #Gallo-Romance of Northern Italy doi.org/10.31219/osf... Based on the survey responses, we assign an overall status of “severely endangered” to this glossolect.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Join us on 7th July for a hybrid workshop on Bayesian regression models for linguistics (and adjacent disciplines), led by @scoretta.bsky.social ✨ A small number of travel bursaries is available to support PGRs and ECRs. Please share! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bayesian-r...

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Bayesian Regressions for the Advancement of Linguistics

A workshop designed especially for PGRs and ECRs, but welcoming participants of all levels from linguistics and adjacent disciplines

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Day 27 of #EndangeredLangChallange (Late edition) I grew up watching Japanese anime and every time I’d watch one on TV, my grandmother would ask: Cus glie-ni chi scaramai lé? What are those scaramai there? I always thought that “scaramai” meant scribbles, thinking perhaps she couldn’t see well

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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Important new research out today concludes that English “water companies are adopting disinformation tactics similar to those used by the fossil fuel and tobacco industries with the widespread use of greenwashing to downplay the environmental harm they cause”. 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Water companies in England ‘use greenwashing playbook to hide environmental harm’

Researchers say companies have prolonged injustice and exaggerated cost of solving infrastructure problems

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Day 26 of #EndangeredLangChallange When your younger sister doesn’t understand as much Emilian as you do mixups can happen. Grandma: tin vot di pandør? YS: yes, please Grandma: proceeds to give her sliced tomatoes in oil and vinegar YS: oh I don’t like tomatoes, I thought you meant pandoro

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Day 25 of #EndangeredLangChallange items that can be found in the kitchen: al buraz (towel) e røsc (rubbish bin) i føg (hobs) la stova (range cooker, similar to an Aga) la screna (chair) e tavl (table) e piat pera (plate) e piat fond (bowl) u savon (soap) e bicer (glass) di zocl d legna (logs)

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Day 24 #EndangeredLangChallange Today I’m sharing a page from this Modenese-Italian dictionary showing the indicative and imperative for both auxiliary verbs ia800402.us.archive.org/2/items/voca...

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Day 23 of #EndangeredLangChallange A true story Me: mum, can you make me tea? Mum: makes me tea Me: can you add lemon? Me: can you add sugar? Mum: adds both and brings it to me Me: have you stirred it? Mum: e pó sa vot ancara, c a t’al bova? What else do you want me to do, drink it for you? 🫣

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Day 22 of #EndangeredLangChallange Tasked with looking at verb tenses and moods, I remembered how the subjunctive can be used for commands: Nin fedi mia acsé! NEG do.2PL.SBJV NEG like=this

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

For what it's worth, Google books has a nearly *hour-long* freebee of my audiobook (read by yours truly) up on YouTube. You'll get the preface, the introduction, and most of Chapter 1, I think! You can check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BLC...

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The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel… by Genevieve Guenther · Audiobook preview

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Carter: The field of historical linguistics got to map out how sustained contact with Norman French helped transform Old English into Middle English. And the fields of sociolinguistics and contact linguistics are helping us understand how English works in Miami today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a018...

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From Spanglish to ‘Miami English’: The Birth of a New Dialect in South Florida

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Day 21 of #EndangeredLangChallange It’s review day so I take the opportunity to share this amazing video recipe. It’s in Italian, with English subtitles and some Ferrarese. “Quant aiò immascià tùt al las acsì” Once I’ve mixed it all I leave it as it is www.instagram.com/reel/DFItkIK...

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Day 20 of #EndangeredLangChallange Task of the day: find news outlets in the language. As these don’t seem to exist for Emilian, I’ll share what my grandmother would say if she were here to see who the new US president is: “Mo sa sbambozet? Rechia ben e va a fer dal pep!”

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Day 19 of #EndangeredLangChallange Today was all about toponyms and what we can learn about the language through the etymology of place names. I’ve always liked Zocca (1337), from zòca-> Lat soccus, meaning wood log/trunk. More specifically for Zocca, it was chestnut wood.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Day 18 of #EndangeredLangChallange On a day given for catching-up on our tasks, I took the chance to catch up with other aspects of my Modenese culture. I made crescentine (also known as tigelle) and found moments of mindfulness in working the dough. As I kneaded, I felt her presence.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Day 17 of #EndangeredLangChallange My favourite phrase in Modenese? At n’adré pó! “You’ll find out!” Always said in a threatening tone, of course. Because, what’s a grandmother’s advice for otherwise, right?

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Day 16 of #EndangeredLangChallange Looking for cartoons and other resources targeted at children, today I realised that there’s nothing of the sort online for Modenese. Time to add this type of output to future grant applications. My nonna used to say: pitost che gninta, l’è mej pitost.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Day 14 of #EndangeredLangChallange After a busy day, I don’t have much to give to the challenge but I will share this interesting image in Romagnolo (sister language of Emilian) This is a razdora (housewife) rolling out pasta dough with a dripping nose.

A lady rolling out pasta dough with a dripping nose

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Day 13 of #EndangeredLangChallange Kinship terms Medra/mama = mother/mum Peder/babbo = father/dad Fjöl = son Fjöla = daughter/ Fradel = brother Surela = sister Nona = grandmother Non = grandfather Nivod = grandson Nipod = nephew Nipoda = granddaughter Nipoda = niece Tsio = uncle Tsia = aunt

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Day 12 of #EndangeredLangChallange Nice and easy today! Sharing the days of the week in my grandmother’s variety: Luntidé Mertidé Mercurdé Zuvdé Vègnèr Sabet Dmanga

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Day 11 of #EndangeredLangChallange Today I focused on further developing my Notion page, collating all of the recipes and other resources that I’ve been discovering in the week. I also found a calendar in Emilian from 2016 hiding in my office: Znèr sòtt, gran per tòtt January dry, wheat for all

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I fear there is deep truth here.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Day 10 of #EndangeredLangChallange Are there recipes in Modenese? What can I learn about the language from these recipes? There’s a wonderful Facebook group called Chè as ciacara in dialatt www.facebook.com/share/g/15pc... Searching the group I found plenty of traditional recipes.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Day 9 of #EndangeredLangChallange @sophiasgaler.bsky.social shared a great resource to get us going with documenting the lexicon. I’ll attempt filling it in throughout the year wikitongues.org/revitalizati... Today I share a poem that I translated for my paper doi.org/10.1515/jwl-...

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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

“Catastrophic fire erases what was there before. So does forgetting. Memory is a resource for facing the future; it’s equipment for imagining, planning, preparing.” @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social pin-sharp and bang-on as always.

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Christian Ilbury @christianilbury.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

My textbook, 'Researching Language and Digital Communication', is due to be released on 28th Feb (the day after my bday 🎊😅). www.routledge.com/Researching-...

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Day 8 of #EndangeredLangChallange The task for today is to learn how to introduce oneself and talk about who we are and what we like. Given the fun I had with the haiku yesterday, I’m going to try again. This haiku is all about who I am, where I come from, and what I love the most. My grandmother

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Day 7 of #EndangeredLangChallange Today we were supposed to learn numbers but since I already know them, I decided to have a go at writing a haiku instead Sèt as lév e sôl Dü uslin in te ram La galaverna

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Day 6 of #EndangeredLangChallange Are there audio recordings in Modenese available online? A ringrazi @devulgare.bsky.social par aver cundivis al só archevi cun dal registrazion in bulgnes devulgare.wixsite.com/devulgare/es... Where to deposit my own audio recordings? I have hours and hours…

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Esplora | De Vulgare

Tramite la nostra biblioteca audio, contenente registrazioni audio di lingue locale e dialetti da tutta Italia, puoi esplorare la ricchezza linguistica regionale in maniera semplice e gratuita.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Day 5 of #EndangeredLangChallange Task of the day: does Emilian have a standard orthography? Cum as screv in emilien? I’ve always read that Emilian is too fragmented to have one but today @sophiasgaler.bsky.social introduced me to a fascinating and surprisingly prolific subreddit about Emilian.

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Day 4 of #EndangeredLangChallange Today we familiarised with the IPA and had a go and transcribing a phrase. Here’s a rough and broad transcription of my “today I woke up to a snowy Liverpool” iŋkø am sɔ̃n disdaˈ kon la neːva keˈ a liverpul

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Day 3 of #EndangeredLangChallange Today we had to compile a list of resources available to document and learn the language. I shared my Notion template with the group as that’s where I’m keeping track of everything www.notion.so/Endangered-L...

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Day 2 of #EndangeredLangChallange Incö a j o condivis dal risors so l’emilien: 1 na mapa ed dialet di Daniele Vitali tolta da www.bulgnais.com 2 un artechel so la sòva clasificazion research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/files... 3 e al noster questiunare www.soscisurvey.de/polentometro/

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Al dialàtt bulgnaiṡ - Il dialetto bolognese

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Ciao a tot! Am ciam Cesca (this is what my grandad used to call me as he couldn’t say Jessica) e a sun dré a imparer al mudnes ed cà mea. Incö a j ó imparà che in mudnes an g avam mia i salüd “buongiorno” o “ciao” Av salot!

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Jess Hampton @jess-hampton.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Today is the first day of @sophiasgaler.bsky.social’s #EndangeredLanguageChallange2025 so you’ll see me posting in the variety of #Emilian spoken in my hometown as I complete daily tasks PS: thanks to @lowriwilliams.bsky.social for creating the hashtag!

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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Come and work with us in the Department of Linguistics and Communication at the University of Birmingham!

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Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The decline in #language learning in UK schools calls for urgent curriculum reform. In this policy paper we offer a feasible path based on interventions that we have been conducting on the #linguistics in MFL project (linguisticsinmfl.co.uk) #langsky #edusky 👉 www.lspjournal.com/post/address...

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Gavin Lamb @gavinlamb.org · 05/12/2024

"Physical Climate Storylines, however, have been less successful in generating insights and processes to enable more just and inclusive climate policies or actions. Specifically, they rarely incorporate social science perspectives..." www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Plural climate storylines to foster just urban futures - Nature Cities

Rusca et al. propose the plural climate storylines framework to build on the narrative element of physical climate storylines with methods that emphasize power asymmetries, decoloniality, co-productio...

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Stefano Coretta @scoretta.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Sneak-peak at data from the vitality survey on Gallo-Italian (Romance, endangered) with @jess-hampton.bsky.social and Simone De Cia. There is a clear decline in use of Gallo-Italian (GI) while Italian (IT) takes over through the generations.

Plot showing the proportion of languages spoken (Mostly GI, Equally GI and IT, Mostly IT) by generation: languages of their parents, languages of the individuals, languages spoken to their children, languages spoken by children.

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